BC174 MAXIMUM RATINGS

Rating Symbol BC BC BC Unit

BC171 Collector-Emitter Voltage
174 171 172
65 45 25 Vdc
VCEO
BC172 Collector-Base Voltage VCBO 80 50 30 Vdc
Emitter-Base Voltage VEBO 6.0 Vdc
Collector Current - Continuous ic 100 mAdc
CASE 29-02, STYLE 17
TO-92 (TO-226AA)
Total Device Dissipation @ T/\ = 25°C PD 350 mW
Derate above 25°C 2.8 mW/°C
AMPLIFIER TRANSISTORS
Total Device Dissipation @ Tc = 25°C pd 1.0 Watt
Derate above 25°C 8.0 mW/°C
NPN SILICON Operating and Storage Junction Tj, T s tg -55 to +150 °c
Temperature Range
THERMAL CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristic Symbol Max Unit
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Case Rwc 125 °C/W
Thermal Resistance, Junction to Ambient Rfljc 357 °c/w
Refer to BC546 for graphs.

ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (T A = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)

Characteristic Type Symbol Typ. Max. Unit
OFF CHARACTERISTICS
Collector-Emitter Breakdown Voltage V(BR)CE0 V
dC = 1 mA, Ib = 0) BC174 65
BC171 •45
BC172 25
Emitter-Base Breakdown Voltage V(BR)EB0 V
(l
E = 10uA, Ic = 0) BC171 6
BC172 6
BC174 6
Collector Cutoff Current ices nA
(Vce = 70 V, Vbe = 0) BC174 0.20 15
(Vce = 50 v, vbe = o) BC171 0.20 15
(v C e = 35 v, vbe = o> BC172 0.20 15

(VCE = 30 V, Ta = 125°C) BC174 4 uA

BC171 4
BC172 4
ON CHARACTERISTICS
DC Current Gain hFE
dC = 10uA, VCE = 5 V) BC171A/2A/4A 90
BC171B/2B/4B 150
BC172C 270

dC = 2 mA, VCE = 5 V) BC174 120 450

BC171 120 800
BC172 120 800
BC171A/2A/4A 120 180 220
BC171B/2B/4B 180 290 460
BC172C 380 520 800

(IC = 100 mA, Vce = 5 V) BC171A/2A/4A 120

BC171B/2B/4B 180
BC172C 300
Collector-Emitter Saturation Voltage VCE(sat) V
dC = 10 mA, Ib = 0.5 mA) 0.09 0.25
(IC = 100 mA, Ib = 5 mA) 0.2 0.60
(IC = 1 mA, Ib = See Note 1) 0.3 0.6
Base-Emitter Saturation Voltage VBE(sat) V
(IC = 10 mA, Ib = 0.5 mA) 0.7
Base-Emitter On Voltage VBE(on) V
dC = 2 mA, V C E = 5 V) 0.55 0.70
(IC = 10 mA, VCE = 5 V) 0.77
NOTE 1 : Ib is value for which Ic = 11 mA at Vce = 1 V.

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ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS (continued) (Ta = 25 °C unless otherwise noted)

Characteristic Type Symbol Min. |
Typ. |
Max. |
Unit
DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS, SMALL SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS
Current-Gain Bandwidth Product fT MHz
dC = 10 mA, Vce = 5 V, f = 100 MHz) BC171 150 300
BC172 150 300
BC174 150 300
Output Capacitance Cobo PF
(VcB = 10 V, lc = 0, f = 1 MHz) 1.7 4.5

Input Capacitance Cjbo PF

(Vbe = 0.5 V, lc = 0, f = 1 MHz) 10
Input Impedance hie Kohm
(JC = 2 mA, Vce = 5 V, f = 1 KHz) BC171A/2A/4A 1.6 2.7 4.5
BC171B/2B/4B 3.2 4.5 8.5
BC172C 6.0 8.7 15.0
-4
Voltage Feedback Ratio hre X10
dC = 2 mA, Vce = 5 V, f = 1 KHz) BC171A/2A/4A 1.5
BC171B/2B./4B 2.0
BC172C 3.0
Small-Signal Current Gain hfe
dC = 2 mA, Vce = 5 V, f = 1 KHz) BC171A/2A/4A 125 220 260
BC171B/2B/4B 240 330 500
BC172C 450 600 900
Output Admittance hoe l^mhos
(IC = 2 mA, VCE = 5 V, f = 1 KHz) BC171A/2A/4A 8 25
BC171B/2B/4B 10 35
BC172C 12 50
Noise Figure NF dB
dC = 0.2 mA, VCE = 5 V, Rs = 2 KOhms, BC171 2 10
f = 1 KHz, Af = 200 Hz) BC172 2 10
BC174 2 10

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